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Concerned about more school closings in west Huntsville? Get your questions answered tonight

Butler High School graduation.jpg

Butler High School on Holmes Avenue, which has seen its enrollment drop sharply in recent years, would be closed under a Huntsville City Schools rezoning proposal. Neighborhoods in the Butler attendance district would be rezoned for Huntsville High or the new Mae Jemison High on Pulski Pike. (Eric Schultz | eschultz@al.com)

HUNTSVILLE, Alabama - The possible closure of two more public
schools in west Huntsville is the topic of a community meeting tonight.

City Councilman Bill Kling arranged the meeting and has
asked Huntsville City Schools Superintendent Casey Wardynski to be there to
answer questions. It starts at 6:30 p.m. at All Nations Church, 3614 Drake Ave.

Part of the shuttered West Huntsville Elementary campus on 9th
Avenue is being used by Free 2 Teach, a
nonprofit group that provides teachers with free classroom materials and other
supplies.

"Vacant schools are bad for neighborhoods, and no section of
the city is losing as many schools as west Huntsville," Kling told AL.com
Monday. "This meeting will give people a chance to mention their concerns and
get their questions asked."

While tonight's meeting is open to anyone, Kling said the
main focus is the impact of closed schools on the Lowe Mill, Holiday Homes,
Westlawn, Crestwood, Merrimack Mill Village and Bailey-Patton Estates
neighborhoods.